دستورwith your leave يالساحلO coast الغربـيwestern
دستور يالساحل الغربـي
فلّيتI unfurled فيupon بحركyour sea شراعـيmy sail
فلّيت في بحرك شراعـي
With your leave, O western coast.
O western shore
I unfurled my sail upon your sea.
If only in your sea were my sails
ياموجO waves هوّنbe gentle علـىwith قلبـيmy heart
ياموج هوّن علـى قلبـي
داعيهbeckoning it منfrom شطّكـمyour shore داعـيa caller
داعيه من شطّكـم داعـي
O waves, be gentle with my heart.
O wave, be gentle with my heart
A caller from your shore beckons it—
Calling out to you, a caller
الليshe who لهـاshe has مبسـمٍa smiling mouth عذبـيsweet
اللي لهـا مبسـمٍ عذبـي
رعبوبa delicate beauty وand عيونهاher eyes وساعيwide
رعبوب و عيونها وساعي
She whose smile is sweet,
She whose smile is sweet
A delicate beauty, with wide eyes.
My lord and her watchful eyes
مملوحـهlovely زادهـاfurther graced her ربّـيmy Lord
مملوحـه زادهـا ربّـي
لفتةa turn of the head ظبيa gazelle يـومwhen يرتاعـيit takes fright
لفتة ظبي يـوم يرتاعـي
Lovely—my Lord has further graced her with
Salty provision granted by my Lord
A gazelle’s turn when it takes fright.
A gazelle's glance when she is startled
لوif ماnot تهيّتshe had appeared علىalong دربـيmy path
لو ما تهيّت على دربـي
لقتنـيshe would have found me بدربهـاalong her path ساعـيmaking my way
لقتنـي بدربهـا ساعـي
Had she not appeared along my path,
Had she not come to my path
She would have found me making my way along hers.
She'd have found me on her path seeking
حنّيتهاI took pity on her منbecause of حمـلbearing ذنبـيguilt on my account
حنّيتها من حمـل ذنبـي
لىif متI died وعيونهاwhile her eyes تراعيlook on
لى مت وعيونها تراعي
I pitied her for the guilt she would bear on my account,
I bent her under the weight of my sin
If I died while her eyes looked on.
If only I'd died with her eyes watching me
Sol 6.1